98 CONIFEROUS TREES 



if it would come round. The size of the tree and 

 the difficulty of its removal may be to some extent 

 understood when it is mentioned that some of the 

 roots cut off measured 9 feet in circumference. 



The Duke of Atholl, the Marquis of Tullibardine, 

 and the Earl of Mansfield visited the place and 

 expressed great regret that a tree with such a 

 history should have to be removed. 



L. EUROP.EA PENDULA, Luwson, is a distinct 

 and very handsome variety, having the branchlets 

 hanging down almost at right angles to the branches 

 and for often a couple of feet in length. It reaches 

 to almost the height of the parent tree, and should 

 not be confused with the American species — the 

 Tamarack or Hackmatack — which never attains 

 to anything approaching such a size, but is of 

 weeping habit. There is a large specimen of the 

 weeping larch by the side of the avenue leading 

 to Churchhill House, County Armagh, Ireland. 



L. Griffithii, Hooker fil. (Synonyms : Pinus 

 Grif&thii, Parlatore ; Abies Grif&thiana, Lindley et 

 Gordon.) Eastern Himalayas. 1848. — This bears 

 a great resemblance to the weeping form of the 

 European larch, but it rarely exceeds 40 feet in 

 height, and in this country it does not succeed at 

 all satisfactorily. The branches are long, lithe, 

 and sparsely foliaged, while the cones are larger 

 than those of any other species, and furnished 

 with conspicuous persistent bracts. So far the 

 tree does not promise well in this country, and is 

 not to be recommended for any but the most 

 favourable situations. 



L. LEPTOLEPis, Endlicher. (Synonyms : Abies 

 leptolepis, Siebold et Zuccarini ; L. japonica. 



